Timeline spanning relationship between Barbarotta, Malloy

Updated 11:17 pm, Saturday, August 24, 2013

1998: Malloy's family purchases a 19th-century carriage barn in Shippan

1998: Work begins to convert the barn into the mayor's residence, with Marc Lyons, a consultant for Bridgeport-based AFB Construction, coordinating the project. Lyons is a college friend of Malloy's older brother, Kerry, and AFB principal Alfonso Barbarotta, a fraternity brother and football teammate.

1999: Despite being the highest bidder, AFB Construction wins a $245,000 construction management contract for Stamford High School, its first contract in the city of Stamford

2000: AFB comes in as the low-bidder to manage 19 buildings in the school district for $200,000 a year

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Workers from Ed Monroe Building Movers of Norwalk, build a 'cribbing' with 2000 4 by 4's to move an old barn into place on Ocean Drive East in Stamford, Conn. in 1998. The old barn, purchased by Stamford Mayor Dannel P. Malloy and his wife Cathy was converted into their house. less

Workers from Ed Monroe Building Movers of Norwalk, build a 'cribbing' with 2000 4 by 4's to move an old barn into place on Ocean Drive East in Stamford, Conn. in 1998. The old barn, purchased by Stamford Mayor ... more

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Dannel Malloy announcing his candidacy for mayor of Stamford at Columbus Park, Stamford, Conn. on July 8, 1995.

Dannel Malloy announcing his candidacy for mayor of Stamford at Columbus Park, Stamford, Conn. on July 8, 1995.

Al Barbarotta, facilities director for the board of education in Stamford, Conn. on Friday September 14, 2012.

Al Barbarotta, facilities director for the board of education in Stamford, Conn. on Friday September 14, 2012.

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Timeline spanning relationship between Barbarotta, Malloy

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2003: Malloy outsources the management duties of the city's parks department to AFB as part of a $120,000 annual contract

2003: AFB's Barbarotta organizes a cigar dinner at Giovanni's II, restaurant on the Darien-Stamford border, to support Malloy's mayoral re-election campaign. He acknowledges in an interview with The Advocate encouraging business associates to buy tickets or advertisements in an event booklet and inviting custodians and other city workers to fill empty slots for free

2003: Chief State's Attorney Christopher Morano launches a corruption investigation into whether Malloy used his influence to award city jobs to contractors who worked on his home. AFB is at the center of the probe.

2004: City officials agree to add language to all city contracts preventing contractors from giving gifts to city employees or making campaign donations of more than $100

2005: Malloy is vindicated after an 18-month probe that involved interviews with more than 100 witnesses

2006: Malloy runs for governor, but loses the Democratic primary to New Haven Mayor John DeStefano

2009: Malloy leaves office, opting to form an exploratory committee for governor rather than seek re-election as mayor

2010: Malloy wins a 6,500-vote squeaker over Republican Tom Foley to become the 88th governor of Connecticut

2010: Barbarotta serves as co-chair of a "green tie" victory celebration for Malloy at Stamford's Old Town Hall

2011: Malloy, now occupying the Governor's Residence in West Hartford, hires AFB Construction to be the caretaker of his Shippan home, which he rents out for $8,000 a month

2013: AFB hires an off-duty city worker to do landscaping at Malloy's home on Aug. 10 and 17. A city truck is used by the worker on Aug. 17. On Aug. 18, Malloy shows up at the opening of Trumbull restaurant in which Barbarotta is a partner. On Aug. 21, Stamford Mayor Michael Pavia launches an investigation into possible employee misconduct and ethics violations